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'The Learning Economy and the Economics of Hope' offers original insights in processes of innovation and learning and draws implications for economic theory and public policy. The book introduces the reader to important concepts such as innovation systems and the learning economy. It throws new light on economic development and opens up horizons for a new kind of economics - the economics of hope.

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Roy Rowan, Author of The Intuitive Manager

The Message of The Logic of Intuitive Decision Making is: `Actively seek input and advice from all sources you possibly can before making a key decision,' according to the author.

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The authors examine the reasons for the problems currently afflicting corporate America, particularly the loss of global competitive advantage, and review the track record of traditional strategic planning and portfolio management.

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A text which proposes that ideas are crucial to the success of organizations, and provides hands-on methods to make them central to the organization's development and operations.

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Consultants Daniel and Metcalf provide a practical handbook for human resources professionals engaged in merger or acquisition activity, but also rationalize the suggestions they make with some theoretical background. The first overview recent merger and acquisition and some of the issues they raise

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Sometimes the missing ingredient for success is a set of fundamental skills, skills that give talent, knowledge, and hard work leverage and visibility.

The body of knowledge to be mastered in a technical or professional education leaves little or no time for the acquisition of skills that cut across disciplinary boundaries.

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"Increasingly, managers at all levels of the organization are being called upon to serve as "change agents," responsible for developing, implementing, and sustaining HRD initiatives, regardless of whet"

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In The Manager as Change Leader, Ann Gilley examines the complexities of change from the manager's perspective, providing readers with the tools to help themselves, their employees, and their colleagues successfully engage in the change efforts that will propel their organizations into the future.

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Provides insights and information designed to help managers develop a portfolio of outstanding skills. This work focuses on the key purposes of coaching - improving individual performance, solving problems, and securing results - to address the challenges of effective management. It offers tools for mastering the skills of effective coaching.

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Anyone who manages more than one direct report becomes, de facto, a team leader, mediator, and communicator extraordinaire. Featuring diagnostic exercises, worksheets, examples, and a listing of resources, this title provides individuals and teams with the tools to promote effective communication, capitalise on diversity, and improve productivity.

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The book introduces the Contextual Leadership Model, which identifies nine fundamental leadership roles and six common contexts in which leadership is exercised, and guides readers toward matching their roles and actions to the particular context at handas well as making adjustments when context changes.

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One of the most valuable roles a manager can perform in today's rapidly changing environment is to mentor and inspire the people around them to learn.

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Part of "The Manager As..." series, this book covers such issues as the development of a free-agent workforce; the emergence of employees as the only true sustainable advantage; and the opportunities and challenges that managers face in their role as motivators. It addresses common myths and misconceptions about motivation.

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Part of the series "The Manager as...", this book examines the dynamics of organisational power plays and interpersonal communication, and shows managers how to step over 'landmines', overcome obstacles, and develop the skills and instincts necessary for political survival.

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Intended for executives in small- to medium-sized companies just beginning to contemplate an export program, this book tells when and how to export and takes the reader through documentation, product servicing, advertising, distribution agreements, patents, trademarks, political risks, and foreign trade shows.

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"Matrix management" was introduced in the 1970s as an alternative to less flexible top-down management approaches. This work takes us on a tour of this phenomenon. It shows how to harness the power of the matrix structure while minimizing the conflict, disorientation, and resistance that often accompany the approach.

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TheSenior Vice President of Christies and seasoned auctioneer Lydia Fenet shares the secrets of success and the strategies behind her revolutionary sales approach to show you how to embrace and channel your own power in any room.

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This text offers a "fly-on-the-wall" perspective of the executive-level activities of five chief information officers operating in five industries: utilities; manufacturing; government agency; insurance; and university. The text covers topics such as meetings, mail, phone calls and travel.

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The 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act forced radical change on all U.S. public corporations: The board must now hold sessions without management, key committees have tough new independence rules, and all board members now face an unavoidable legal responsibility to provide truly independent oversight of the corporation.

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The greatest HR departments go beyond managing people process. Discover the proprietary analytical model for measuring and evaluating your companys human capital investments.

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Steve Tappin and Andrew Cave interview more than two hundred of the world s top CEOs to discover what matters to them, how they run their businesses today, and how they expect their leadership to change in the future. Tappin and Cave offer a glimpse into the business worlds and personal lives of some of the most influential people today.